Not content with having headliners The Prodigy, Metallica and Black Sabbath on the Download 2012 poster, DOWNLOAD have gone and added a further 14 bands to our 10th anniversary line-up. 

The mighty ‘Riff Lord’ himself Slash will return with his solo project featuring Alter Bridge frontman Myles Kennedy. As well as that, legendary LA thrash metal band Megadeth, whose last appearance at Donington pulled in huge crowds, also join the decade celebrations. 

Other new additions include melodic hardcore punk group Rise Against, wild LA glam rockers Steel Panther, ferocious punk four-piece 

Billy Talent and US heavy metallers Black Label Society. 

Kyuss Lives!, the incarnation of the influential stoner rock band Kyuss, will unleash their desert rock fury on Donington, joined by 

Five Finger Death Punch, industrial metal four-piece Fear Factory and prog-metallers Periphery. 

Yorkshire rockers Terrorvision are also confirmed, joined by British rocker Ginger Wildheart, Grammy-nominated metalcore group 

As I Lay Dying and Finnish glam metal group Reckless Love for the biggest weekend in the rock calendar. 

Now is the time to get VERY freakin’ excited. Roll on June!!

2012 ticket prices have now been released and can be purchased through the Download website http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/tickets/